A great granny is gearing up for some over the top fundraising after signing up to abseil down the ArcelorMittal in London - by accident.

Rose Felloni, 71, thought she was agreeing to do the helter skelter at the London Olympic Park but she was a year too late for that thrill and didn’t notice until she got an email confirming her abseil.

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And if abseiling didn’t sound terrifying enough Rose has decided to do it blindfolded.

She said: “I’ve got a blindfold. I can’t look down. It’s going to be a challenge. I ask myself ‘why do I do it?’, probably because I’m demented.”

Rose is raising cash for the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association, after her daughter, Deena, died in 2005 from the effects of Prader-Willi in 2005.

A picture of Rose Felloni's late daughter Deena Picture by Richard Patterson

The condition is a genetic condition which prevents the brain from registering when a person is full and leads to a feeling of perpetual hunger.

This month marks 12 years since Deena’s life was cut short when she died at just 35, weighing 38 stone. Rose has already raised £49,000 in the last 12 years and she is hoping the abseil will push her over the £50,000 mark.

Her main aim is to raise awareness of Prader- Willi syndrome and to fundraise for research into the incredibly rare condition, affecting one in 15,000 children.

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Some people have tried to encourage the great gran, who is terrified of heights, to pull out but that's not an option for Rose.

She said: "People are saying 'you can back out,' but that's not an option for me. I was speaking to one lady, she said 'you'll do alright, no problem.' She had gone over in a wheel chair, so if she's done that I can do it."